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 * ------------------
 * HistogramType.java
 * ------------------
 * (C) Copyright 2004, 2005, by Object Refinery Limited and Contributors.
 *
 * Original Author:  David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
 * Contributor(s):   -;
 *
 * $Id: HistogramType.java,v 1.4 2005/05/19 10:35:26 mungady Exp $
 *
 * Changes
 * -------
 * 05-Mar-2004 : Version 1 (DG);
 * 
 */

package org.jfree.data.statistics;

import java.io.ObjectStreamException;
import java.io.Serializable;
    
/**
 * A class for creating constants to represent the histogram type.  See Bloch's
 * enum tip in 'Effective Java'.
 */
public class HistogramType implements Serializable { 
        
    /** For serialization. */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 2618927186251997727L;
    
    /** Frequency histogram. */
    public static final HistogramType FREQUENCY 
        = new HistogramType("FREQUENCY");
    
    /** Relative frequency. */
    public static final HistogramType RELATIVE_FREQUENCY 
        = new HistogramType("RELATIVE_FREQUENCY");
    
    /** Scale area to one. */
    public static final HistogramType SCALE_AREA_TO_1 
        = new HistogramType("SCALE_AREA_TO_1");

    /** The type name. */
    private String name;
        
    /** 
     * Creates a new type.
     * 
     * @param name  the name.
     */
    private HistogramType(String name) {
        this.name = name;
    } 

    /**
     * Returns a string representing the object.
     *
     * @return The string.
     */
    public String toString() {
        return this.name;
    }

    /**
     * Tests this type for equality with an arbitrary object.
     *
     * @param obj  the object to test against.
     *
     * @return A boolean.
     */
    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
        
        if (obj == null) {
            return false;   
        }
        
        if (obj == this) {
            return true;
        }
        
        if (!(obj instanceof HistogramType)) {
            return false;
        }
        
        HistogramType t = (HistogramType) obj;
        if (!this.name.equals(t.name)) {
            return false;
        }
        
        return true;
        
    }

    /**
     * Returns a hash code value for the object.
     *
     * @return The hashcode
     */
    public int hashCode() {
        return this.name.hashCode();
    }

    /**
     * Ensures that serialization returns the unique instances.
     * 
     * @return The object.
     * 
     * @throws ObjectStreamException if there is a problem.
     */
    private Object readResolve() throws ObjectStreamException {
        if (this.equals(HistogramType.FREQUENCY)) {
            return HistogramType.FREQUENCY;
        }
        else if (this.equals(HistogramType.RELATIVE_FREQUENCY)) {
            return HistogramType.RELATIVE_FREQUENCY;
        }
        else if (this.equals(HistogramType.SCALE_AREA_TO_1)) {
            return HistogramType.SCALE_AREA_TO_1;
        }
        return null;
    }

}

